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Outstanding Neighborhood Schools

Rough Hollow is served by the award-winning Lake Travis Independent School District, which includes Lakeway Elementary School, Serene Hills Elementary School, Hudson Bend Middle School, Lake Travis Middle School, and Lake Travis High School.

Jump to a school: Lakeway Elementary, Serene Hills Elementary, Hudson Bend Middle, Lake Travis Middle, Lake Travis High

Lakeway Elementary School (Grades K–5)
1701 Lohmans Crossing Road View on map
Austin, TX 78734
Phone: (512) 533-6350
Principal: Sam Hicks
Approximate Enrollment: 727

"Lakeway Elementary strives to create a positive learning environment geared to meet the needs of students, teachers, and the community."
  • Lakeway Elementary earned a TEA-AEIS rating of Exemplary* in 2006. The campus was also named a Texas Business and Education Coalition Honor Roll School and was on the Texas Monthly list of "Best Public Schools in the State."
  • The Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) program is built into the school's daily schedule to help students establish a lifelong love of reading.
  • Students are strongly encouraged to be involved in community service: Student Council, recycling, Kinder Buddies, giving projects, community service project, Kardivas Girls’ Club, and Green Santa Project are all supported by Lakeway.

Serene Hills Elementary School (Grades K–5)
3301 Serene Hills Drive View on map
Principal: Allison Cobb
(Scheduled to open in August 2008)

Hudson Bend Middle School (Grades 6–8)
15600 Lariat Trail View on map
Austin, TX 78734
Phone: (512) 533-6400
Principal: Kim Cousins
Approximate Enrollment: 529

  • Hudson Bend Middle School earned a TEA-AEIS rating of Recognized** in 2006.
  • The HBMS library houses approximately 12,500 volumes and provides all the necessary resources for student research and enjoyment.
  • Student access to computers, research databases, and the internet is available in the library, all academic classrooms, and in three campus computer labs.
  • The middle school curriculum is designed around the core academic classes of mathematics, science, language arts, reading, and social studies. Accelerated and gifted and talented instruction is offered in language arts and math.
  • At HBMS, students have the opportunity to participate in academic competitions, National Junior Honor Society, choir, band, theater arts, and orchestra.

Lake Travis Middle School (Grades 6–8)
3328 Ranch Road 620 South View on map
Austin, TX 78738
Phone: (512) 533-6200
Principal: Kim Brents
Approximate Enrollment: 793

"Our goal at LTMS is to develop a community of lifelong learners by providing a safe, educationally rich environment that promotes academic excellence, personal growth, and service to others."

— Principal Kim Brents
  • Lake Travis Middle School (LTMS) has maintained an Exemplary* rating by the Texas Education Agency every year since 1995.
  • The curriculum at LTMS is designed around the core academic classes of mathematics, science, language arts, and social studies. Accelerated and gifted and talented instruction is offered in language arts and math.
  • The mentor program at LTMS enlists volunteers from the community, as well as PALS from Lake Travis High School, to serve as role models who take an active interest in the life of a student. These mentors serve as an additional supporting adult or older teen for that student.
  • Students at LTMS have the opportunity to participate in academic competition, National Junior Honor Society, math contests, choir, band, theatre arts, and orchestra programs.

Lake Travis High School (Grades 9–12)
3322 Ranch Road 620 South View on map
Austin, TX 78738
Phone: (512) 533-6100
Principal: Charles Little
Approximate Enrollment: 1,642

Lake Travis Cavaliers Winners of 4A Division II Texas State Football Championship
"LTHS is an academically competitive school with 89 percent of students attending college after graduation. Our students are motivated by community support from parents and local businesses."

— Lead Counselor Sherrie Raughton
  • Lake Travis High School features more than 210 courses utilizing a multilevel curriculum designed to meet the needs of each student. Fourteen Pre-Advanced Placement and 26 AP courses are offered in English, math, science, social studies, computer science, languages, and art.
  • Lake Travis High School operates on an alternating block format with four 90-minute classes meeting every other day.
Learn more about Lake Travis Schools

A wide variety of private schools are also available in Lakeway and nearby Austin.

* “Exemplary” is the state’s highest rating and is defined as a school that meets 90 percent standard for each subject.
** “Recognized” is the state’s second-highest rating and is defined as a school that meets 70 percent standard for each subject or meets 65 percent floor and required improvement.